New updated policy from Costco, prior, they only required guests to follow local rules about masks.
Is Costco the first nation wide retailer requiring masks?
Is Costco the first nation wide retailer requiring masks?
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Costco requiring all guests to wear masks eff May 4th.
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Makes sense. Costcos are huge and crowded, especially on weekends.
When places impose this type of restriction, have they consider how people can buy mask in the first place?
I fully support mask and always wear one when going to a store now, but then I bought a few boxes in January so I have spares, I don't think many people do.
I fully support mask and always wear one when going to a store now, but then I bought a few boxes in January so I have spares, I don't think many people do.
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There have been many news reports/guides/how tos to create your own masks, without even sewing or elastic. Mask is a very loose definition here. Even the notice says mask or 'face covering'
Don't know if it's just regional, but you have to wear one to enter any grocery store, Target or bus here in the bay area. Been that way for couple weeks, but I've only seen them start enforcing it (aka refusing people without masks) this past week.
As an essential worker who has to ride the bus, it makes me feel a lot better when other passengers MUST wear one, instead of it being their choice. Sorry, you don't get to play games with my health. Wear a mask or just stay home until things settle down.
As an essential worker who has to ride the bus, it makes me feel a lot better when other passengers MUST wear one, instead of it being their choice. Sorry, you don't get to play games with my health. Wear a mask or just stay home until things settle down.
not a lot of requiring unless youre a worker here in Louisiana.
but the Governor making it effective this friday for all business that have walk in visitors/customers must wear a mask.
Likewise here in NYS, but unfortunately I don't think the stores around me are very strict about it. I totally understand not having medical grade masks (I certainly don't, using homemade stuff) but I saw a dude at the supermarket the other day with a napkin rubberbanded around the middle of his face. Couldn't believe it.
eh don't be so quick to give them props. many stores are removing the lines at the stores and are letting everybody in. you ain't gonna be able to enforce any social distancing when the store is jam packed with people.
Good for Costco. I shop there on the regular because if their comparatively superior wages/benes and the fact they don't force any sort of uniform. This only makes me a bigger fan.
You'd hope so considering when they were recently asked about lack of online ordering/curbside service their reasoning amounted to, "People just like coming into our stores!"
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Our super markets have all been doing this in Massachusetts for a few weeks, although I read recently that by law you can't be turned away at a supermarket if you don't have a mask unless the supermarket offer's free face coverings. None are doing that, so instead they're recommending people without masks contact the store and they'll have an employee shop for them.
State by state they'll likely run into laws preventing them from requiring this and turning shoppers away unless they can offer face coverings at the store, OR unless there's some exemption. Our super markets have pharmacies and provide essential service, so turning people away without masks brings up equity issues.
I went grocery shopping on ... Monday and 100% of people in the store were wearing masks.
State by state they'll likely run into laws preventing them from requiring this and turning shoppers away unless they can offer face coverings at the store, OR unless there's some exemption. Our super markets have pharmacies and provide essential service, so turning people away without masks brings up equity issues.
I went grocery shopping on ... Monday and 100% of people in the store were wearing masks.
Ollie's also has done something similar nationwide, and I know in my state of CT all stores you walk into require a mask.
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I'm doing this in my area anyway for all stores because of local policies.
Before the mask requirements I told my kids mother to just get some bandanas from the beauty supply store.
Exactly. It never made sense if you didn't monitor how many were in the store.
Wal-Mart we went to yesterday does this. There were about 20 of us in line waiting to go in. The few Target's we went to doesn't monitor how many are in the store. Odd.
Before the mask requirements I told my kids mother to just get some bandanas from the beauty supply store.
Exactly. It never made sense if you didn't monitor how many were in the store.
Wal-Mart we went to yesterday does this. There were about 20 of us in line waiting to go in. The few Target's we went to doesn't monitor how many are in the store. Odd.
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I'd doubt it. They'd need a massive amount. But face coverings work too - which can be done with pretty much any piece of fabric or even a shirt in a pinch.
Great news. They should be required in all stores and public places by now. Federal and local governments continue to fail to protect people by not making them mandatory, so it's up to individual businesses to do the right thing.
Wearing face masks in public is the new normal at least until we have a vaccine (and hopefully the practice continues indefinitely at least during flu season).
The sooner people realize this the better.
Wearing face masks in public is the new normal at least until we have a vaccine (and hopefully the practice continues indefinitely at least during flu season).
The sooner people realize this the better.
Whoops, didn't even see that. Will be interesting to see how things change tomorrow, then.
I've heard this before as well. But if true...why? What about "no shirt, no shoes, no service". How is requiring a face mask any different than requiring a shirt or shoes?
I think the facemask thing is because of equity issues at an essential business. Like if you get your Rx at your supermarket but don't have a face covering for whatever reason (cost, materials, who knows what) you need to still be able to get your medicine. Changes tomorrow anyway in MA, it becomes enforceable by law.
I also suspect that 'no shirt no shoes no service' isn't really enforceable by law if push came to shove.
So yeah uh...
Check out the Costco Facebook announcement regarding this topic. The comment section is a Karen goldmine.
Check out the Costco Facebook announcement regarding this topic. The comment section is a Karen goldmine.
In my area most of the people already wear masks entering the store since a couple weeks ago, but now they got rid of the line outside I feel less safe than before since social distancing is impossible inside. Yet they constantly try to remind people to do social distancing over the speakers as if that's going to be effective...
I've been recently. It's better than a grocery store when it comes to social distancing. The aisles are very wide. Wasn't at all crowded when I went either.
Would like to see Kroger go in on this too-all the retailers want this (it protects their workers, and the company as a result), and if Kroger and it's huge chain of stores does this Wal-Mart will soon follow. It normalizes mask wearing and makes it easier for smaller businesses to follow suit and overall establish a cultural norm.